Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable because, this species has a restricted range with an extent of occurrence of just less than 15,500 km². There is continuing decline in extent and quality of habitat, and the number of locations is less than 10. Although there is fragmentation of the habitat, the species can move through cultivated lands. If the extent of occurrence is shown to be larger, the species may be considered to be Near Threatened.

This species appears to be endemic to the Ethiopian Rift Valley where it is confined to a small part of the Upper Awash Valley (Lavrenchenko et al., 1998). All known examples were captured on the eastern bank of Koka Lake and Awash National Park. More recently recorded on Lake Zeway shores (unpublished data). It has been collected at 1,500 m asl.

This species inhabits the Awash riverbank which is vegetated by Acacia-Commiphora thornbush with high grass, and adjacent agricultural habitats. It is not a truly commensal species as it is not associated with human habitation.